Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-27
THE CHRusTMAs CLUB.
How They Will Ensertain Their Little
Guests Tomorrow.

| How They will Entertain Their Little
Guests Tomorrow.
DINNERS TO BE GIVEN IN POUR DIFFERENT PLACES
| THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NATIONAL RIFLES
! ARNoRY ENTERrAISNENT-THE EAST AND WEST
| WASHINGTON CLUBS - THE cOLoRED CHRISTMAS
! CLUB.
| Tomorrow is Holy Innocents day, but In the
| washington calendar IL has come to be known also
as Christmas Club day. BY favor OF Santa Claus,
| under whose special patronage the club is char
tered, that worthy continues his SOjourn In WASH
| ington from Christmas day to Holy Innocents'
day. and on the latter day takes part In the enter
| tainment given to the poor children. The mot
toes OF the club are derived from Dickens Christ
mas CAROL and are:
ave choose this time because 1t is time OF all
| others when want is most keenly felt and abund-
| ance rejoices." "And now, as Tiny Tim observed,
| God bless US ever oner"
This is the nth year that the club has looked
| OUT LOT the Tiny Tins OF washington For con-
venience the District is divided into sections
| There VIII be four entertainments given by four
| Christmas Clubs tomorrow.
/ District No. 9.
| II the poor children In district No OF the do
| minion OF Santa Claus and In the stewardship OF
the Childrens Christmas Club did not get Christ
mas enough during the two days allotted by the
law and the calendar this year, they will reach the
climax OF Christmas feasting at the dinner toll NOR
|
row afternoon, and preparations have been per-
fected 10 make six hundred poor children happy
| as feasting can make them. Money necessary for
| the celebration and donations desirable for the
feast have been received In full measure. The lady
managers OF the club and the children, who are
the club have shown great energy In the behalf OF
their little proteges, and their efforts have been
crowned with success
Miss sOlomons was engaged last evening in put
ting three hundred pounds or candy In little pack
ages. Tonight the National Rifles Armory will be
given up 10 the managers OF the club, and they
VIII dress their Christmas tree and fix up every
thing for tomorrow. The dinner will begin at 2
O'Clock promptly, and 1t Is desirable that the
children should not get there sooner. Heretofore
they have had TO stand outside until the hour the
dinner, and as they came early some OF them had
long wait. II is desired that they should come
just at the hour OF two, but whenever they come
they Will not be required TO wait outside. They
will be taken into the hall above and kept quiet
there until dinner is ready: After dinner they will
hands OF very funny Santa Claus Mr. Hubbard
smith Will act as santa Claus
THE COMMITTEES
The ladies appointed to take charge of the tables
are as follows: Table No. Mrs. j. NJ. Wilson,
Miss Strong and Miss Douglass. No. 2-Mrs Wood
hull. Mrs Van Reypen and Mrs. Brough. No. s.
Mrs. Barber, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. SymonS No.
fMrs Nathaniel Wilson, Mrs. Totten and Mrs
Jeremiah Wilson. No: 5-Mrs. c. c. Willard, Mrs
Allen A,sl and MIS- W, B; webb No 6.Mrs. Peachy
The committees are as follows: Dinner-Mrs. j.
NJ. Brown, Mrs. +. NJ. Barber Mrs j. NJ Wilson,
Miss soomons Mrs. W. Brough, Mrs Van Reypen
ADJUSTMENTS j. f. Coyle, Mrs. Woodruff,
Mrs. Symons and Mrs. Adee.
Toys and giftS-MrS. c. c. Willard Miss Doug
glass and Mrs. b. w. Allen.
Tickets and invitatiOns-Mrs. A. B. Hagner. Mrs,
Enoch Totten and Miss Strong.
Ways and meanS-Mrs. C. S. Noyes Mrs Judge
Wilson and Mrs W. b. Webb.
THE WATERS.
There will be forty eight walters In all-members
OF the club-eight at each table. They will be:
Boys-Lew1s Gleeson, Frank Phep Ohas Hull.
Charley Gleeson, Howard Barker, Howard Bur-
bank, Arnold Graves Geo. Hamlin. Fred. Calvert,
Willard Grisby. Wallace McGregor Clarence En-
gel, Eugene searle and Alfred Johnson.
Girls-Suse Plain, Jennie Reigart, Maggie Nat
thews, May simmons, Hattie Eskew, Mabel Money
Kitty Donovan, May Drown, Briska Schneider
, Neine Harvel Matte Goodrich, Nellie HYATT Isa
Bertha Gray, Annie Pierce, Mabel Hemingway,
Mabel Jirdinston, Amy Carr Lena Stokes, May
sumner, Emma DuttOn, Katy Stokes Ada Duke
Maggie Loughran, Sallie Meyers, Florence Merritt
Madge Macke, Eugenia Hill, Marie Young, liza
Rodanstein, May Joyce, Gertrude Clarke and Fan
ME Moore.
The East Washington Club.
The East Washington Christmas Club will enter
tain $50 little guests at dinner at O'Clock to-mor-
row at the odd Fellows Hall, Maryland As the
capacity OF the hall is limited the tables will be
set that one-haf OF the guests can be served at
time. The club that gives this feast has a mem
bersaip this year OF over 1000 little ones or
course the club cannot be present In a body to
I u, III
| by nfty members. who will act as walters. The
| East Washington Club owns its own table furni-
ture, plates, knives, FORKS, spoons, napkins, and
| table cloths The bill or fare comprises turkey
cold ham, cold beef. roasted sweet potatoes bis
| cults and butter, pickles, Coffee cakes, apples,
| who do not drink coffee milk will be provided in
| abundance. Heretofore each guest has been pro-
vided with Japanese napkin OF paper This yer
each one will have linen napkin. Beside each
plate will be placed wooden tray filled with nuts
and raisins, and under each tray paper bag The
guest Is priyllegedtO empty the tray into bag
and TO put into it also an apple and an orange and
whatever he may choose TO save from his dinner
and then to take the bag home. When the guests
are through they will be marched to the front OF
the stage, where ca Will receive gilt-a doll all
dressed, pocket knife, a tin horn, picture book
| or picture, pocket handkerchief or some toy
suited to the age and sex or the child The sixteen
dozen dolls purchased have all been dressed mostly
by the girls in the public schools so they present
very attractive appearance. From the other side
OF the stage they Will receive bags OF candy and then
| go on their hoineward way rejoicing, with hands
and stomachS nlled with Christmas cheer. The com.
mtteeS nave arranged lor eonveyanceS Tor the
smaller children TO take them TO and from the hall
The children Will be assembled at the Peabody and
Mccormick school buildings, and taken from these
points 10 the dining hall In DuSses.
| THE COMMITTEES
| The Officers OF the general executive committee
| are Appleton p. Clark, chairman; RobI Leitch.
| treasurer, and A. T. Stuart, secretary The COM
are as follows: Dinner-Mrs. W. c. Dodge, chair
| man, with Mrs A. p. Clark, Mrs. 7. F. McCauley,
Mrs l. E. T. SponOrd, Mrs. Thos. w. Smith Mrs
| 4. q. Jones, Mrs.. Ward Morgan, Mrs. G.. A. Hilton
/ Mrs. j. W. BabSOn, Mrs. T.. A. Hilton, Mrs j. A.
| Randall, Mrs. j. Ii. Wilkinson, Mrs. f. j. Ripley
Mrs A C.. Clark, Mrs Geo. p. Zurhorst Miss Jessie
/ Van Doren, Mrs Frank Aldrich, Mrs G. r. Hop
kins, Mrs. j. W. Whelpley, and Mrs. j. s. Moffatt
| Purchasing cOinmittce-Mrs L. f. +. Spofrord
Mrs. T.. ". Smith and Mrs. I. G. JONES' Donations
| and transpOrtations-Mrs. j. III. Wilkinson Re-
| ception-Mr. VIM. Dubois Visitation and distri-
6utionaMrs A. p Clarx, Mrs. l. T. +. spofrord, Mrs.
j. W. BaDoon. MI. VIM. DUBOIS and Mrs. DIR. F. A.
| Adams Gifts and tOyS-Mrs. w. II. Stoutenburgh
Miss Lottie Van Doren, Miss Ray Chester, Miss c.
| i. Boy den, Miss Carrie McNeely, Mr. Horace Dodge
/ Ways and Means-A. 4. stuart, W. c. Dodge. j.
| W. Whelpley, w. III. Stoutenburgh Thos w
| Smith, ) IA. walker, II. r. Goodwin, I. b. Kalbfus
/ GEO. VI. oyster, Chas. q. Dulin, Capt. X. W. Tyler
| DIR. f. a. Adams, john A. MahOney, John L, Camp
bell. John T.. Herrell Dr. W. p. c. HaZen F. 4 PitZer
Frank Aldflch- John Z. SOusa and John ii. ODOnnell
| West Washington.
| The two large play-rooms In the curtis School
building Will be used in giving the Christmas din
| ner 10 the poor children OF West Washington to-
| morrow afternoon by the Christmas Club OF that
| place. IL was at first thought that the usual
| number or children could not be well and SUM-
| GENTLY fed, as the donations were few and far
| between, but since the last meeting the outlook
has frightened considerably, and 1t is now thought
| that fully as many children will be treated TO a
| good big dinner and toys as were supplied last
| year. AT the meeting OF the committees to be
held this afternoon at Curtis Hall the final ar